Animation is the interpolation of dissimilar frames over a finite period.
Animate may also refer to:
Animate noun or animacy, a grammatical category Animate (retailer), a Japanese anime retailer "Animate" (song), by Rush "Animate", a song by Northlane from their 2015 album Node Adobe Animate, an animation program created by Adobe Systems
See also Animism, the idea spirits exist in natural phenomena